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2023 January 11 – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. [236] 2023 February 12 – A meetinghouse in Elko, Nevada was damaged during a break-in, wherein two fires were set. [237] 2023 April 28 – A meetinghouse in Cherry Grove, Alberta was destroyed due to unknown circumstances by fire. First ...
The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) traces its claim to spiritual authority to when Brigham Young, then-president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), once visited the Short Creek Community and said, "This will someday be the head and not the tail of the church.
The standard works of the LDS Church printed in the Quadruple Combination format, often referred to simply as a "Quad" The church's canon of sacred texts consists of the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. These are more commonly referred to as the church's standard works.
Wayne Bent (aka: Michael Travesser) - Founder of Lord Our Righteousness Church, sometimes called Strong City. Was convicted of one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in 2008. [4] He was sentenced to 18 years with eight years suspended. [5]
“There are clear patterns to LDS abuse, just like the Catholic Church,” an attorney for the plaintiff said. LDS Church settles with Tacoma sex abuse survivor for $1.1 M. More WA lawsuits pending
The Joseph Smith Translation (JST), also called the Inspired Version of the Holy Scriptures (IV), is a revision of the Bible by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, who said that the JST/IV was intended to restore what he described as "many important points touching the salvation of men, [that] had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled". [1]
The LDS Church denied legal liability in the case, and said it was settling the lawsuit based on "litigation economics" alone. [1] In September 2008, LDS Church bishop Timothy McCleve pleaded guilty to sexually molesting children from his ward. [2] He was sentenced in December 2008 to 1–15 year prison terms for the abuse. [3]